PsychologusWe can learn a lot from what entertains us. As humans, we are drawn towards things that seem attractive, aesthetic and inspirational. These things are what entertains us, which makes entertainment an important part of our daily lives. Whether it is online media or live art shows, we appreciate the chance to be in awe.
This category features psychological analyses of entertainment. Cinema, TV shows, music and art – we cover all, right here. Make sure to enjoy!
Nightcrawler is a curious film that exhibits how society sometimes allows truly reprehensible acts to not only escape justice, but even be the cause of future success. The film achieves this by portraying a figure, Lou Bloom, as an awkwardly charismatic, morally and emotionally detached individual obsessed with ‘winning’ the lottery and, in the end, […]
Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is being read as a film about PTSD. A closer look suggests the wound at its center is moral injury, and that Athena, who wears the face of a girl Odysseus watched his men kill, is guilt made visible.
Few fictional characters are as widely regarded for their manipulative abilities as Light Yagami. Throughout Death Note, he deceives seasoned detectives, evades international law enforcement, recruits devoted followers, and orchestrates elaborate plans that unfold over months or even years. Yet describing Light as simply “manipulative” does little to explain how he achieves these outcomes. His […]
Most interpretations of Obsession focus on the supernatural elements of the story. However, I believe the film’s true horror lies elsewhere. Obsession targets the age-old longing of magical cures to set our insecurities right. The film asks whether one can actually handle the responsibility of a magical cure (the wish) to insecurities surrounding relationships, without […]
Most discussions of Light Yagami focus on his intelligence, narcissism, or eventual god complex (read the main character analysis here). These explanations capture important aspects of his personality, but they often overlook a deeper psychological question: What experiences transformed an exceptionally capable young man into Kira? Contrary to popular belief, Light’s psychological journey is not […]
Hannibal Lecter’s behavior consistently reflects a preference for external control, structured execution, and the deliberate shaping of outcomes. Rather than remaining a passive observer, Hannibal actively constructs situations that influence others, using his environment very adaptively as a medium through which he imposes order and realizes his intentions. There are two sections of Lecter’s MBTI […]
Patrick Bateman is a complicated character. On surface, he is an accomplished 27-year-old man working on Wallstreet. He is engaged and has friends at work. But he also kills people. Even the reasons behind his killings are complex. There are conflicts within that drive instability. Within his emotional and behavioral states there is an oscillation […]
Within the MBTI typological framework, Johan Liebert most closely aligns with an INTJ-A (Introverted, Intuitive, Thinking, Judging – Assertive) profile. He plays the role of the Architect. This explains his actions leading to literally setting up the plan for not only self-annihilation but also the annihilation of the people who he considers made him into who he […]
Hannibal Lecter is one of the most famous depictions of a serial killer in popular culture. Born from Thomas Harris’s 1981 novel, The Red Dragon, Hannibal is an intelligent individual who engages in serial murders and cannibalism. However, instead of being uncouth or savage, he is a polite, well-mannered and esteemed psychiatrist renowned in higher […]
Portgas D. Ace is one of the characters in the world of One Piece which truly embodies the struggle of existential validation. On the surface it seems like Ace has the persona of a powerful and confident pirate, but a deep psychological analysis reveals a man who is consistently haunted by the original sin of […]